For the last few months, Bangladesh has been facing extreme violence and unrest across the country. Now, an extremely sensitive video depicting individuals torturing a helpless person, including cutting his tongue and fingers with a machete, has circulated online, claiming to be linked to crimes against Hindus in Bangladesh. However, this video is actually old and has been online since at least 2019.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @maheshyagyasain wrote, Hindus are being slaughtered like this in Bangladesh. “Do you have the guts to watch this? But that heretic is doing this evil deed with great pleasure. Congratulations my dear Hindu brothers, your future is bright”. (Translated from Hindi). Later, he deleted the post.
The truth about the claims on violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was not from the Bangladesh unrest but an old video from a different location.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search on Google Lens. This led us to a Brazilian media report containing the same visual published in February 2019. According to the media report, The location where the scenes were filmed was not disclosed, but according to information, the man who was mutilated was being punished in the so-called “crime court”.
However, there are multiple reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh but this particular video was unrelated to the unrest in the country.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was unrelated to the violence in Bangladesh. However, the exact date and location of the video have not been verified. But it is clear that the incident was unrelated to the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
Intent
Social media users and influencers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to set their narrative over the unrest in Bangladesh.
Conclusion
Claim– The sensitive video depicts crimes against Hindus during the violence in Bangladesh.
Fact– The video is old and unrelated to the unrest in Bangladesh.
